Senior Philanthropy Manager

UNICEF; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Pension

Big brand discounts

Wellbeing tools

Job summary

UNICEF UK is seeking a Senior Philanthropy Manager on a fixed-term maternity cover for around 12 months. The role is based in London with hybrid home/office arrangements, offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

You will manage high-value donor relationships, drive multi-year support, and contribute to ambitious fundraising growth for children worldwide. Closing date is 9 November 2026 with interviews in late November.

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of high-value donors and prospects
• Cultivate new income opportunities and multi-year giving
• Collaborate with colleagues to maximise donor engagement

Job description

£60k per annum

Fixed term, circa 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Philanthropy Manager (EML Cover) within a sector leading team that manages high-value income partnerships with high net worth individuals based in the UK, to deliver impact for children worldwide. The Philanthropic Partnerships Department raised over £16 million in 2025 and has ambitious growth aspirations.

As a Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will manage a portfolio of high-value donors and prospects, providing best practice relationship management to steward and uplift existing supporters and identify and cultivate new supporters, to secure multi-year income and grow our major donor pipeline.

You will play a key role in driving sustainable growth by: proactively identifying and developing new income and engagement opportunities; cultivating new strategic partnerships and asking at the right time for multi-year financial support; collaborating with colleaguesto maximise opportunities for long-term philanthropic support; and building relationships with influencers and connectors across the high-value ecosystem to secure introductions to new supporters.

To thrive in this role, you must be a passionate and influential relationship manager with a proven track record in building and maintaining high-value partnerships. You should have personal experience in securing and managing relationships at six-figure levels and achieving ambitious income targets. Confidence in driving new business, working collaboratively within an integrated team, enabling high-performance and nurturing talent among colleagues is essential. This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills, sound knowledge of philanthropic motivations and fundraisingstrategiesand confidence using CRM systems, budgeting tools and data to manage performance effectively.

Closing date: 9am,Monday 9 November 2026.

Interview date:Thursday 26 November 2026 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

Second interview date: Monday 7 December 2026.

In return, we offer

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care on 0300 330 5580 during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

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